Brazil scientists developing new 'vaccine' for cocaine addiction

Scientists in Brazil, the world's second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new treatment for addiction to the drug and its powerful derivative crack: a vaccine.Similar studies have been carried out in the United States -- the world's top cocaine consumer, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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